Where does “heten” come from?
heten (Dutch) comes from Dutch heet, from Middle Dutch hêet, from Old Dutch hēt, from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
heten (Dutch): To be named; to have as name; to be called; to be...
Definitions
- To be named; to have as name; to be called; to be...
Ancestry of “heten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | heet | hot; spicy, hot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hêet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hēt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hait | promise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |